Metro Vancouver events on November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017
Thu
Christmas at Canada Place
Capture the spirit of the season at Canada Place! Join us in celebrating the 30th annual Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver
Vancouver | Canada Place | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family
BC Eating Disorders Community of Practice 8th Annual Networking & Education Days!
Join the Eating Disorders CoP Networking & Education Days where you'll have the opportunity to learn, exchange knowledge, make connections, and share experiences about eating disorders practice in BC!
Vancouver | Heritage Hall | 8:45 am to 4:45 pm | Lecture
Anonymous Art Show 2017 at the CityScape Community Art Space
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 13th Annual “Anonymous Art Show”
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Temporary Exhibit: Turf Wars
Turf Wars: 30 years of Vancouver’s Gang Crime Unit and its in-depth crime syndicate investigations
Vancouver | Vancouver Police Museum | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain
Our annual holiday festivities begin Friday, November 24th and run through January 7th. This year, wrap yourself in the magic of a white Christmas
North Vancouver | Grouse Mountain Resort | 9:00 am to 10:00 pm | Family
Vancouver Education & Career Fair
The Education & Career Fair's (ECF) mission is to support the career pursuits of B.C. residents “starting from square one”
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 9:00 am to 2:00 pm | Fair
United Way Gift Fair
The United Way Craft & Gift Fair returns in the main foyer of A Building from November 27 - December 1. This will be the last fair for the year!
Vancouver | Langara College | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Fair
Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum
The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free
Holiday Traditions Start At Vancouver Aquarium
Delight in Scuba Claus visits, magical aquatic displays, and special seasonal activities at Vancouver Aquarium this holiday season where you’ll create and continue traditions, making memories that will last a lifetime
Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Plant Sale Potluck – Donations Needed!
Do you have healthy plants that have expanded beyond your space, or you want to replace? We’ll take care of them!
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Got Craft? presents a Preview Pop-Up
Shop and celebrate the arrival of the Got Craft? 2017 Holiday Edition. Featuring goods from a dozen hand selected makers including our brick and mortar shop...
Vancouver | Little Mountain Shop | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market
Amazonia: The Rights of Nature
MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law
Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Bottoms Up: The Cultures of Drink in the Royal City
A look at New Westminster’s saloons, breweries, distilleries, afternoon teas, soda fountains and other drinking habits, places and stories
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Emily Carr: Into the Forest
The Vancouver Art Gallery is home to the finest collection of Emily Carr works in the world. While we are fortunate to have major works from throughout her career, the Gallery’s collection is particularly rich in her forest paintings from the 1930s
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Crimson: Modern Culture through Artists’ Eyes
In collaboration with the Battle of the Brush, the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden presents Crimson: Modern Culture through Artists’ Eyes, a two-phrase exhibition that shows the collective work of sixteen Vancouver-based artists
Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Sylvia Tait: Journey
Join us at the Burnaby Art Gallery for the exhibit of the renowned Canadian painter and printmaker Sylvia Tait
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Journey Of A Lifetime Performance
A train so powerful, it pulled the nation forward. The Colonist Car is connecting Canadians once again. Journey of a Lifetime is on tour bringing the story of Canada’s historic Colonist Cars to audiences across the country.
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:30 am to 1:30 pm | Theatre
Annual Winter Market
The 2017 Winter Market provides a venue for dialog between those who make crafts, clothing, and confections, and those that love and cherish them
North Vancouver | Capilano University Birch Building | 10:30 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Vancouver Christmas Market
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the 8th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market returns to its expansive seaside home at Jack Poole Plaza
Vancouver | Vancouver Christmas Market | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family
Canyon Lights by Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
In response to popular demand, the 12th season of Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park has been extended. From November 23 to January 28 the park is alive with lights, lights and more lights!
North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family
Wreath Sale 2017
Don’t miss our annual sale of beautiful fresh holiday wreaths, handcrafted by our Friends of the Garden using unusual evergreens, colourful berries and exotic foliage collected in the UBC Botanical Garden. While supplies last!
Vancouver | UBC Botanical Garden | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family
Dundarave Festival of Lights 2017 at Dundarave Park
The annual Dundarave Festival of Lights kicks off with on November 18th
West Vancouver | Dundarave Park | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Family | Free
Exhibition: Worlds of Wonders
Worlds of Wonder is an exhibition that will be held at the Deer Lake Art Gallery featuring the works of Nancie Green, Lynne Fahnestalk
Burnaby | Deer Lake Gallery | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
SFU Puppy Therapy - Vancouver Campus
Add some self-care into your study routine and make time for an afternoon of canine cuddles
Vancouver | SFU Harbour Centre Campus | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Memory - History - Story Exhibition
This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning.
North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Exhibition: Andrew Dadson
The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the most comprehensive exhibition to date of work by Vancouver-based artist Andrew Dadson. Although receiving great commercial attention and critical acclaim, Dadson has rarely shown in public institutions
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Discover Dance! Flamenco Rosario
Our popular noon series offers informative and inspiring shows by BC-based dance companies which combine performance, question-and-answer sessions with the artists, and sometimes even audience participation
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Performing Arts
Heritage Christmas
A Season of Old-fashioned Fun and Spectacular Light Displays
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free
Tea & Trumpets - Festivals and Marches
There’s nothing quite like a good musical March! Get ready to clap and feel the goosebumps with famous marches like the Dam Busters March, the Triumphal March from Aïda, Pomp & Circumstance March, and more
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Music
Wagner Hills Farm Christmas Banquet
You are invited!! We would love to have you join us at Newlands Golf + Country Club for our annual Chirstmas Banquet
Langley | Newlands Golf & Country Club | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine
Artist Talk with Syrus Marcus Ware
Syrus Marcus Ware is a Toronto-based artist and activist who is visiting the Westcoast for a residency at @UVicTransArchives at the University of Victoria, to do work and research with the largest archive of transgender history in the world
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition
Creative Scape: Wrap the Season!
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space are very excited to announce the 13th Annual “Anonymous Art Show”
North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Workshop
Driving with Selvi - Screening & Panel Discussion
Join New Westminster Arts Services, and Eyesfull Production for a screening of "Driving with Selvi", followed by a panel discussion featuring Lisa Gibson, Roberta Staley and Sandeep Johal
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture | Free
Christmas Dinner Fraser River Cruises
Spread your holiday cheer and join Paddlewheeler Riverboat tours for our Christmas Dinner Cruises. Delicious seasonal meal consists of carved turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, smooth gravy and all the fixings
New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine
Postponed - Archiving Activism by Museum of Vancouver
Join us for an engaging panel discussion that will explore one of the central tenants of MOV's City On Edge exhibition: archives and their historically rich relationship to activism
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture
Artrich 2017 Opening Reception
The opening reception for ArtRich 2017 will be held at the Richmond Art Gallery on November 30, 2017
Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture
Theatre Replacement - East Van Panto: Snow White & the Seven Dwarves
The Panto is back with an outrageous take on Snow White
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
The Legend Of Zelda: Symphony Of The Goddesses
The Symphony of the Goddesses is a multimedia symphony concert with music by game composer Koji Kondo
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Story Story Lie Game Show at the Rio Theatre
A Game Show that's full of it! Story Story Lie is an interactive, live and laughter filled show with one simple premise: Vancouver’s best share intimate, hilarious and often embarrassing stories that seem too strange to be true
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy
A Perfect Circle with Special Guests: The Beta Machine
A Perfect Circle, who recently wrapped up a sold out U.S. tour, return to the road this fall, playing Pacific Coliseum on November 30
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
The Day Before Christmas
Surviving The Perfect Holiday Disaster
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Theatre
Onegin
The hit musical as immersive as love itself
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
WeLearn: Weekend of learning and connections
Sample some of the wisest and most inspiring teachings. We hope that you will find something that will resonate with you and that will spark your interest to learn more
Vancouver | King David High School | 7:30 pm to 0:00 am | Lecture
WMC presents "Sounds of Christmas" with Burnaby Central Secondary Chamber A Choir
Our first Christmas Concert for the 2017, VWMC presents "Sounds of Christmas" with the Burnaby Central Secondary Chamber A Choir featuring Cameron Wilson on violin
Vancouver | St Andrew's Wesley Church | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Little Mermaid - The pantomime
Young Calypso is obsessed with the world above the waves. This causes problems in the undersea world ruled by the sea witch Ursula, especially since Calypso is a mermaid.
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities by Cirque du Soleil
Step into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him. Suddenly, the visible becomes invisible, perspectives are transformed, and the world is literally turned upsi
Vancouver | Concord Pacific Place | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show
The Story of My Life: The Broadway Musical
The Story of My Life is a musical with music and lyrics by Neil Bartram, and a book by Brian Hill and will be told concert style with minimal props, sets, or lighting
Vancouver | Canadian Music Centre in BC | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical
Sleeping Beauty
The classic fairytale comes to life as a brand new, fun for all ages, non-traditional pantomime!
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Snowbird
The Legends of RocknRoll presents Snowbird: Tribute to Anne Murray
Langley | Summit Theatre Cascades Casino | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
New Works at Night - Emerging Artist Showcase
New Works at Night presents a selection of original creations by Canadian choreographers, curated by Out Innerspace Artistic Directors Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond, on the next generation of exciting professional dance artists in M.O
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
The Quiplash Comedy Show: November Reign at Seven Dining Lounge!
Oh the Quipmanity! Knockout Punchlines returns to Seven Dining Lounge on Thursday, November 30 for another epic edition of The Quiplash Comedy Show!
Vancouver | Seven Dining Lounge | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
School Contemporary Arts Faculty Series: Henry Daniel - nómadas
Henry Daniel's latest work, nómadas is an audio/video installation and live performance that takes inspiration from the current large-scale movements of bodies across international spaces
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Almost, Maine by John Cariani
A charming, almost-magical tapestry of the joys and perils of romance, set in one night in a small town in Maine
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The New Conformity
An award winning theatrical social commentary packed with high level circus skills. Smashing the audience’s preconceptions of the juggling arts, The New Conformity uses juggling as the background of a touching story with engaging silent characters and lau
North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
The Shipment
SpeakEasy Theatre presents the West Coast Canadian premiere of Young Jean Lee’s provocative play; The Shipment
Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Theatre
The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius
First up is the world premiere production of The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius—our commissioned adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus by two-time Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Colleen Murphy
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Bibish de Kinshasa
Une journaliste quitte son Congo natal en quête d’un avenir meilleur. En plein Airbus, le vertige la surprend. A-t-elle bien fait?
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
You Are It - with Deb Williams and Carmen Aguirre
Williams makes friends with people on the bus and invites them home for dinner; Aguirre claims that she would literally kill spill blood if a sister asked her to do it.
Vancouver | The Fishbowl | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Grand Hotel - Capilano University
Step into 1920's Berlin from November 29th-December 2nd with Capilano University's second year Musical Theatre students' production of Grand Hotel!
North Vancouver | Capilano University | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Studio 58 presents: Wilderness
Wilderness is an innovative new multimedia theatre piece that explores our collective search for connection and hope, as families grapple with the extraordinary pressures and complexities that accompany ‘coming of age’ in the 21st Century
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Carolyn Mark - Ruben de Groot and Joey Wright in the WISE Lounge
Live in the WISE Lounge is proud to present Carolyn Mark Rueben deGroot and Joey Wright
Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Perc at Open Studios
One of techno's most unrelenting producers and DJs finally reaches Vancouver
Vancouver | Open Studios | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music